'I never saw things like that': Klopp on Liverpool squad togetherness

Liverpool are a tight-knit group and players often refer to the club and the team as a family.

Jurgen Klopp has discussed the atmosphere at the club, pointing out that it contributes to on-the-pitch success.

"There are different things that the outside world could think about us," he told in an interview with Liverpool's official website.

"We are together for a while. Humans are like this [and] we could possibly take things for granted. It's like a long marriage – and if the butterflies are not that wild anymore, let me say it like this, then maybe you take things for granted. We want to make sure that we don't do that.

"You can see by just watching the boys, how they interact, you can really see that this is a special group. The new boys coming in were welcomed so warmly and friendly and open.

"If you could ask them, maybe you did already, if they say it was far more than they expected then it's 100 per cent the truth because I never saw things like this and I am in the business for a while.

"It's really special and, yes, it gives you more confidence because all the other clubs out there, they will want to improve as well and it will not be easy, not a little bit. It will be much more difficult, rather.

"So, we need to make sure that we are a special team and the one team that nobody wants to play against, that we fight more for each other, that we feel more togetherness and all these kind of things.

"I think it's worth trying and that's why we do it."